Monthly Archives: November 2015

Professor Green, and Professor Emerita Becker, Participate in “State of LGBT Rights” CLE Program

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On October 30th, Professor Matthew Green participated in a CLE event at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law entitled “Unfinished Business: The State of LGBT Rights post-Obergefell v. Hodges.”  Professor Green’s presentation focused on the absence of explicit prohibitions of employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under federal statutory law; conflicting case law regarding whether LBGT employees are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and legislation recently introduced in Congress that would protect LGBT workers from discrimination in employment.  The event was cosponsored by the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the ACLU of Ohio, the Cleveland-Metropolitan Bar Association, Equality Ohio and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy.
Susan Becker, Professor Emerita, also participated in the same event.

Professor Green Participates in Panel Discussion Comparing LGBT Issues in the United States and Turkey

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On Saturday October 24th, Professor Matthew Green participated in a moderated panel discussion comparing LGBT political, legal  and cultural issues in the United States and Turkey.  Professor Green addressed these issues from the U.S. perspective and Evren Savci, an assistant professor of Women and  Gender Studies at San Francisco State University addressed them as they relate to Turkey.  David Barnett, senior reporter with Ideastream Cleveland, served as moderator.  The event was cosponsored by the LGBT Community Center of Cleveland and the Northeast Ohio Consortium of Middle Eastern Studies and was held at the Near West Theater in Cleveland.

Professor Forte Publishes Commentary on Fisher v. University of Texas

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Professor David Forte has published a commentary on the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, due to be heard a second time by the Supreme Court this term. According to Professor Forte:

“The issues in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin have been and remain first, whether the university’s undergraduate admissions program favoring racial minority applicants meets the requirements established in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), and second, even if the program is compatible with Grutter, whether Grutter itself should be overruled.”

Professor Forte’s post is available here.